| Descriptor English: | Chorionic Villi | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Vellosidades Coriónicas                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Vilosidades Coriônicas | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Villosités choriales | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Chorionic Villus Labyrinth Layer, Placental Labyrinth of the Placenta Labyrinthine Placenta Placental Labyrinth Layer Placental Labyrinth Layers Placental Villi Placental Villus Villi, Chorionic Villi, Placental Villus, Chorionic Villus, Placental  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        A10.615.284.473.200 A16.254.750.473.200 A16.710.189  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002824 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Threadlike vascular projections of the chorion. Chorionic villi may be free or embedded within the DECIDUA forming the site for exchange of substances between fetal and maternal blood (PLACENTA). | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AB                                                            abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BS blood supply CH chemistry DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries IR innervation ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology  | 
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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Fetal Membranes (1966-1974) Placenta (1966-1974)  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 85; was see under PLACENTA 1975-84 | 
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| History Note: | 85(75); was see under PLACENTA 1975-84 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 2874 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D002824 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WQ 210 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1985/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1974/11/11 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/02/24 | 
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                                        ANATOMY
 
Tissues [A10]Tissues 
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                        Chorionic Villi                                            
                                        - Preferred                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                        
                                                                    
                        Labyrinthine Placenta                                            
                                        - Related but not broader or narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                    
                    
                
                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0004341 | 
                                
| Scope note | Threadlike vascular projections of the chorion. Chorionic villi may be free or embedded within the DECIDUA forming the site for exchange of substances between fetal and maternal blood (PLACENTA). | 
| Preferred term | Chorionic Villi | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Chorionic Villus                                                 Placental Villi Placental Villus Villi, Chorionic Villi, Placental Villus, Chorionic Villus, Placental  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M000625190 | 
                                
| Scope note | Chorionic villi equivalent in lower mammals (e.g., mouse and rat) | 
| Preferred term | Labyrinthine Placenta | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Labyrinth Layer, Placental                                                 Labyrinth of the Placenta Placental Labyrinth Layer Placental Labyrinth Layers  | 
                                
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